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  • Lung regeneration

    COPD, one of the leading causes of death worldwide

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    Today is World COPD Day. The global focus on this fatal lung disease is not without reason. It is the third leading cause of death globally.  Longfonds shares its mission to repair damaged lung tissue with lung health organisations worldwide.

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  • Lung regeneration

    How it all began…

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    The Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant pays attention to unexpected discoveries. On 4 November 2022, Hans Clevers was given a stage: 'What we saw under the microscope no one had ever thought possible: mini-organs were growing in the magic gel'

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  • Asthma prevention

    How farm dust prevents asthma: silencing alarm bells

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    Farm dust can protect children from developing asthma. Prof.dr. Hamida Hammad uses this knowledge to find preventive treatments.

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  • Lung regeneration

    It is time to take a different view of COPD

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    COPD receives little attention and patients do not get the care they need. An emergency situation. Therefore, a group of international scientists set out to do something about the issues surrounding the disease.

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